Title: QC Analyst (Stability)
Reports to: QC Manager (Stability)
Based at: Livingston, Scotland
Salary Range: £ DOE

SPECIFIC JOB SKILLS:

Required:
· Relevant qualification, HNC/HND/Science Degree or Equivalent
· An understanding of drug development and stability processes
· Demonstrated technical competence of the technical and practical skills involved in analytical activities to prescribed quality standards
· Skilled in analytical techniques eg HPLC, Dissolution, Gas Chromatography, KF and wet chemistry techniques
· Able to communicate well with others, both laboratory and non-laboratory based
· Able to work with minimal supervision.
· Good understanding of quality control, SOP and GMP adherence
Desired:
· Have a broad knowledge with and experience of working within a cGMP/GLP environment.
· 2-3 years experience of working within a pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry
· Ability to work to key regulatory and compliance requirements
· Experience of quality control/Stability within a pharmaceutical environment
· Experience of Chromeleon software
· Experience of data reporting and checking data within a QC environment
· Understand and demonstrate a pragmatic approach to problem solving with GMP constraints.
Computer skills: Must be competent in the use of MS Office, particularly Excel and Word,
e-mail and internet
Literacy and Numeracy: Must be competent in writing reports both for internal use and for customers. Must be competent in the interpretation of analytical data.
Business Presentation Skills: Must be an excellent face-to-face and telephone communicator.

NEXTPHARMA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER AND POSITIVELY ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM SUITABLY QUALIFIED AND ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES REGARDLESS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARRIAGE OR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, PREGNANCY OR MATERNITY, RELIGION OR BELIEF.

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Contract length: 6-12 months

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Livingston EH53 0TH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In perso

JOB PURPOSE:

To support the on-going stability program for commercial, clinical and technical products. In addition support of quality control testing of both development and market finished products under GMP conditions

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Work as part of a team alongside quality control and micro departments
2. Actively involved in performing analytical activities for stability analysis of drug products
3. Technically competent in analytical activities (e.g. pharmacopoeail wet chemistry, HPLC, GC, Dissolution, KF) for stability testing of finished products. All activities to be performed under current cGMP, In house SOP’s and/or pharmacopoeia
4. Writing of stability summaries, protocols and reports
5. Performing set down of new stability studies, receipt of stability samples being returned from storage facility and disposal of samples following reporting of analysis
6. Checking of data for stability, QC and micro departments
7. Ordering of lab supplies to ensure continued availability of materials for timely analysis
8. Comply with company health and safety procedures.